Tribal Hair Trials

Somerset House

Tim Walker - Story Teller

When time walker turns fashion shoots into fairy tails, familiar landscapes become unmapped territory, familar faces half remembered. walkers photographs remind us how to dream again.

Simon and KiKi in abandoned house

Kolmanskop, Namibia, 2011

Agyness Deyn, Simon and KiKi 

These are a few photos from the exhibition that inspired my tribal research, i found Tim Walkers photographs mesmerising and very capturing almost getting a snap shot of a story he captures the atmosphere and characters of the photo in such a natural and intriguing way.

His photos of Simon and Kiki mix the tribal earthy world with a modern solidness the harsh comparison  is almost quite disheartening seeing a beautifully natural world forced into harsh reality.

I want to capture the nature and beauty of the tribal dress and make up in my design but with a modern, fashion take to it swell, however i don't want such a harsh comparison as walker provides.

Urban Punk

Tribal to Punk

The practice of tattooing and piercing is widespread in tribes throughout the world. Practices, beliefs and materials differ among tribes and regions. As Europeans began exploring the world, they learned about different tattooing and piercing practices. The history of tribal piercing and tattooing has influenced tattoo and piercing practices today.

..to Punk

..to editoral

..to catwalk

..own experiments 

Tribal on the Catwalk

Paris, 2002

Yves Saint Laurent HC SS 2002 show

John Galliano , christan dior

the hair styling for this show had the models' hair crimped and pulled back into chignons that were shaped like the mini tribal drums.

Junya Watanabe SS 2009 show

Dries Van Noten SS 2010 show